11 آوريل 2008

منابع مفيد در اينترنت

Selected Web sites on college and university education in the United States U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

EducationUSA

http://www.educationusa.state.gov/

Subtitled "Your Guide to U.S. Higher Education," EducationUSA provides "a wealth of information and services for international students at all stages of the college search." Composed of a global network of more than 450 advising and information centers [http://www.educationusa.state.gov/centers.htm] in 170 countries, these centers "actively promote U.S. higher education around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, objective, and timely information about educational opportunities in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities." Portions of the Web site cover accreditation, finding a school, visa information, financial assistance, Fulbright scholarships, and programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State.

International Education Week, 2005

http://iew.state.gov/

A joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to celebrate and promote international education and exchange.

International Information Programs

Study in the U.S.

http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture/education/study_in_the_us.html

Bureau of Consular Affairs: Visas

http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html

Studying in the USA: Visas

http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/studying.html

U.S. Department of Education

USNEI: U.S. Network for Education Information

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-index.html

A basic resource on the U.S. educational system created to inform international exchange students.

Federal Student Aid: International Students

http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/intl.jsp

IPEDS College Opportunities Online

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/index.asp

Office of Postsecondary Education Database of Accredited Institutions

http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

How Do I Become an Academic Student in the United States?

http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/academic.htm

Voice of America

America's Global College Forum

http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/global_college_forum.cfm

This weekly radio series profiles international students attending one of America's colleges or universities.

White House

Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

http://www.yic.gov/

Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-index.html

Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities

http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite-index.html

Other Resources

American Association of Community Colleges

http://www.aacc.nche.edu/

American Council on Education

http://www.acenet.edu//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

The major coordinating body for all of the nation's higher education institutions, ACE also sponsors a number of international initiatives: http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=International

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

http://www.aihec.org/

AMIDEAST, America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc.

http://www.amideast.org/

Association of American Colleges and Universities

http://www.aacu-edu.org/

Campus Compact

http://www.compact.org

A national coalition of college and university presidents "dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education."

CHEA: Council for Higher Education Accreditation

http://www.chea.org/

Database of accredited institutions and programs: http://www.chea.org/search/default.asp

The Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/

Requires subscription; limited free material available: http://chronicle.com/free/

College Board

http://www.collegeboard.com/splash

Community Colleges USA

http://www.cc-usa.org/

Council of Independent Colleges

http://www.cic.org/

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)

http://www.ciee.org/

eduPASS!

http://www.edupass.org/

Higher Education Resource Hub

http://www.higher-ed.org/

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

http://www.hacu.net/

Institute of International Education

http://www.iie.org/

NAFEO: National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education

http://www.nafeo.org/about.htm

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

http://www.nafsa.org/

National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

http://www.nasulgc.org/

University of Texas at Austin Web U.S. Higher Education

http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/

Links to U.S. universities, community colleges, college catalogs, and regional accreditation agencies.

The U.S. Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of the resources from other agencies and organizations listed above. All Internet links were active as of November 2005.